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Adoptive family seeks award for bomb dog that went to war
News Published: Wed, June 19, 2013
Ruby and Wade Ridpath with their combat veteran dog, Carlos, who served five years as an explosive-detecting dog in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Ridpaths nominated Carlos for the American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards in the military dog category. by Erin Prater erin.prater@gazette.com – “Bring him home.” As Ruby Ridpath typed those words into an [...]
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Life
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s ‘gentlest giraffe’ dies at age 32
Life Published: Tue, June 18, 2013
Courtesy of the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo The Gazette – The most recognizable giraffe at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, known for her unique, nearly all-white coloring, died Tuesday morning due to complications of old age. Becky, a 32-year-old reticulated giraffe, had been on a “quality of life watch” for about a year and a half, the [...]
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A&E
DOG DAYS OF SUMMER: The dogs who went Hollywood
Arts & Entertainment Published: Tue, June 18, 2013
by t.d. mobley-martinez tracy@coloradosprings.com – I love dogs. And I’m not alone. Which is probably why they have found themselves pictured or portrayed since men began to walk upright. Cave paintings and Egyptian murals. Those “Blue Dog” paintings. Tin Tin’s Snowy, L. Frank Baum’s Toto in “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” Astro, Scooby Doo and [...]
Sports
Sky Sox use Chris Volstad’s pitching, solid defense to top Tacoma 4-1
Sports Published: Tue, June 18, 2013
by JOE PAISLEY joe.paisley@gazette.com – Colorado Springs starter Chris Volstad got into a rhythm and the Sky Sox defense came up with three big double plays to down Tacoma 4-1 Tuesday night. The first two double plays ended Rainier scoring threats in the second and seventh innings and the final, a line drive grab by [...]
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Business
New hires, promotions & honors
Business Published: Wed, June 19, 2013
The Gazette – Tom Reiter has been named chief executive officer and president of Rocky Mountain Health Care Services, which provides a continuum of services to people who are elderly, blind, brain injured, disabled or living with diabetes or AIDS. Reiter will start July 1. He has more than 23 years experience in health-care organizations, [...]
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Military
Army show at home base brings a case of nerves for Fort Carson soldier
Military Published: Mon, June 10, 2013
In The Soldier Show, the stars of the show are not only performers, but soldiers. The Soldier Show travels the world to entertain our soldiers and their families. The show came to Ft. Carson on Thursday, May 30, 2013. (Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) by erin prater erin.prater@gazette.com – hen the Army’s “Soldier Show” rolled into [...]
Ramsey,
As I’ve told you before, I think it can be argued that the blame for AFA’s collapse late in the 06-07 season rests on Bzdelik’s shoulders.
And, I’m gonna be honest with you: I’ve never met someone who used the phrase “I’m gonna be honest with you” and then said something that was of questionable honesty more than Wake’s coach.
Can he recruit? He sure didn’t at AFA. Also, the NIT run was nice – but Buzz burned out that team. They should have won a game in the NCAA tourney. I can’t hate on Buzz..but I won’t cry if fails at Wake.
Agree with afafan…..AF won 15 games by 20 or more points (10 of those by 30 or more points) in that 06-07 season, but had four guys starters averaging 32 mins/per gm or more (the fifth at 27mpg). Lost the last three in a row in regular season and the opener MWC tourney due to fatigue in my mind, and ‘that’ is why we didn’t get a NCAA tourney bid.
One game says it all to me…..on 11/18/06, after CU’s coach Patton says he is stepping down, AF wins at CU by 38pts and AF basicly played ‘only’ 7 guys significant minutes for all but the last 7 mins of the game with starters at 33/27/29/28/24 mpg. This was game four of the season where many more players could have received good time off the bench….Maybe playing/advertising for a future job?
He surely ran those guys in the ground. If your minutes were correct for the CU game, that would be incredibly stupid, that was game 3 of a strech of 6 games in 9 days (5 road) due to the unexpected advancing during the cbe classic. They turned into a horrid road team losing the last 7 games away from clune.
bluefan….they ‘are sadly’ correct. Other than the starters mentioned above, Henke and Johson had 15/14 mins in that game with 5 others who got in during the last 6 mins or so of the game. http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=263220038
Its difficult to hold any Coach in todays market. Buz used AFA for he stepping stone, sure. He never moved his family here. His salary potential could never be matched by AFA. The writing was on the wall related to his options. We used him too, as a recruiting tool…it was successful for AFA BB. No one could turn down a 750k 5 yr deal at CU…and, his new gig at WF. Money drives all things in NCAA SPORTS. Just ask Ohio State and the other coaches who sell out their moral compass in Coaching. He will have better recruits in the East and be successful at WF. Next two seasons will be the guage for Buz and WF. Its all about recruiting. AFA had its best Recruiting years with Buz! Now we expect Reynolds to peak…TBD.
Franco…..unfortunately you don’t know or didn’t follow the Falcons then….they guys (mentioned above) that played and did so well…not a single one of them were recruited by Bzdelik…Starters and key players that last year (his 2nd year (two of two), with with Sr’s McCraw, Nwaelele, Frye (all prep schoolers recruited by Joe Scott), Sr NIck Welch (in 5th year with one yr medical turnback and a prep schooler and Joe Scott recruit). Jake Burtschi a direct in (a Scott/Mooney recruit), Tim Anderson as a Jr.(along with Sophs Anwar Johnson and Adam Hood: Preppies) that year (so as preppies Mooney recruits)….with the only Bzz player Henke who was a sophomore and a direct in recruit.
Bzdelik did little to no recruiting of any significance during his tenure as ‘HEAD’ coach at USAFA.
Mooney, not Buzzy, recruited Henke.
thanks David, my point is made!
I coached those kids at USAFA prep to a 31-3 record, am a grad, former player, and of color. I taught them, and mentored them to give up an extra year of their life to be a part of something very special. Would have thought I would have been at least considered for an interView.